As Ding Saw Herbert Hoover by Jay N. Darling

It used simple imagery to communicate a message aimed at influencing public debate and the political process.Ī surprising forefather of the political cartoon is Martin Luther, the sixteenth-century religious reformer, who used illustrated booklets and posters in a campaign to reform the Catholic Church. 1, ” as the illustration was called, was the first use of the word cartoon to describe humorous, satirical, or witty drawings or caricatures. But in 1843, the practice gained a new name when England ’s Punch magazine published a drawing parodying preliminary sketches of paintings commissioned for the houses of Parliament.

Since the sixteenth century, illustrated caricatures have been used as satire, drawing attention to important political and social events of the day. Scrapbook (10), 1934-1936 (West Branch, birthplace cottage purchase, Fred Albin)ĪCCRETION April 2016 from Phyllis AmerineĪs Ding saw Hoover by Jay N.Throughout world history, political cartoons have illustrated the age-old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. Scrapbook (9), 1931-1945 (West Branch, birthplace cottage purchase, 1941 flood) Scrapbook (7), 1927-1931 (Herbert Hoover, 1928 campaign visit, West Branch)ĪL29, 1930-1934 (Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover 1933 West Branch visit,1932 nomination, Hoover letter to May Carran, Lawrence Richey visit, 'Record of Events of Four Years at West Branch, 1929-1932' The scrapbooks are arranged by the album number assigned by the audio-visual department.ĪL23, 1880, 1927-1941, 1957 (birthplace cottage, blacksmith shop, park)ĪL24, 1936-1942 (West Branch, birthplace cottage)ĪL25, 1936-1949 (West Branch, HH 1937 visit, Allan Hoover letter, birthplace restoration)ĪL26, 1951-1958 (West Branch, HH at Iowa State Fair, Birthplace Foundation)ĪL27, 1940-1957 (West Branch area, birthplace cottage)ĪL28, 1944-1958 (West Branch area, Hulda Hoover, schools)

Topics include West Branch, Herbert Hoover, schools, churches, the Masonic Lodge, and the fire department. The scrapbooks contain photographs, obituaries, and newspaper articles written by Maude Stratton for the West Branch Times and other local newspapers. Maud Stratton was a resident of West Branch employed by the West Branch Times. 1 linear foot, 4 linear inches (3 LGA-S boxes)

As Ding Saw Herbert Hoover by Jay N. Darling